Interview: Mia Moretti and Caitlin Moe Premiere "Summer of '93"

There are several stylish female DJs in New York City, but Mia Moretti and Caitlin Moe have something extra: a string instrument. When the fashion flock hits the dance floor at their after-parties or label launches, they get live music (played on Moe's electronic violin) on top of tracks by Jay-Z and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

Now the blonde duo has an official band name—The Dolls—along with a new EP, a budding street wear line, and a free download available now on ELLE.com. We caught up with the after-hours bombshells to hear about their latest adventures.

Mia, how did you and Caitlin first meet?

Mia Moretti: You mean Margot.

Wait, what happened to Caitlin? Who's Margot?

Mia: Margot is Caitlin's alter ego, musical brainchild, BFF, and twin sister. She is a devil child on a tight rainbow leash.

Okay. How did you originally form The Dolls?

Mia: We were both playing at a club in the East Village. She was booked as a special performance, and I was the resident DJ. A few weeks later, she came over to listen to records and talk about music, and although musically we came from such different places, what we wanted to achieve was pretty similar. I loved what the violin added to the music I was playing, and Caitlin has a very amazing talent to write melodies and bring a unique feeling to familiar tracks. We are very much the same person, but with very different upbringings, which makes working together so easy and carefree, but also very rewarding and productive.

Tell us about your new single, "Summer of '93."

Mia: We had started writing Summer of '93 on one of our long flights returning to NY from Europe. It's a love song, but without the happy ending. It's about losing love, and the memory of a love that once was, and is now gone… We came across a sample that fit the story we were writing, and Margot laid down some violin and piano over it in GarageBand. Our first day in the actual recording studio was a lot of piecing together the puzzle.

You're known for your outrageous designer outfits behind the DJ booth. Do you get dressed together before gigs?

Mia: We usually ask ourselves, "How do we want to feel tonight?" Clothes are so important to transform your mood. If we're tired or jet-lagged, we use our outfits as a way to get out of that lull and get ready to dance, if we don't look like we are having fun, no one is going to have fun.

Margot is a master of the crop top. What's the best way for nascent fashion risk-takers to try out the style?

Margot: I love pairing a crop top with a high waisted long skirt or 90s baggy jeans. The trick it to not show too much skin unless you're fully committed. If you are just getting started, take baby steps, a little belly at a time. Then when you're ready, you can start rocking just a sports bra.

Do you have any summer hair secrets?

Margot: I'm really into high pigtail buns, because it's easy to do them myself, and I love attaching anything to them: flowers, big bows, ribbons… I recently found these gorgeous clips from Thailand for a real statement.

Mia: It's too hot for me to bother with wearing my hair down in the summer. I'd rather pin it up in braids, or throw it in a top knot so I don't have to think about it the rest of the day. Of course, fresh flowers are the answer to any June gloom you may be feeling. Flowers really do solve all problems.